No guessing what the topic is today. I really wanted to write something about counselling as it's helped me so much.
Nearly 40 years ago my parents paid for private counselling for gambling addiction with two different counsellors. There was of course an element to the interaction that I was forced to attend and didn't want to give up but so little was known about the disease that the counsellors didn't understand.
I managed to get free counselling through Breakeven and it's been absolutely incredible. Working alongside the 12 steps in GA it's been revolutionary for me and my original scepticism was removed in the first meeting. My counsellor who is not lived experience knew me and how to help. It's very much helped me to turn my life around and continue to do so.Â
I would urge anyone sitting on the fence about counselling to try it. If you are ill you need to go to a doctor. If you need help to make your brain better then go to a counsellorÂ
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